Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-22
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

Old Scotty was arrested and run in as {
vag last night.
Yesterday the Moulton shipped by tn
Pacific Express, seven bars Of bullion
valued at $6,448.
Return tickets from Garrison to loca
| points on the Northern Pacific are on sal,
at the ticket office in Butte.
When the street railway gang stopped
work last evening they we're only 100 feet
from Broadway.
John Doe was recaptured by the police
| yesterday, while drunk and asleep or
West Park street.
One Miller, brought up in police court
yesterday on suspicion Of being q
thief, was sent up as a vagrant. -
Died at Warm Springs, Deer Lodge
County, Tuesday, October Is. 1887. Lizzie
Curtis, wife of Joseph Curtis. aged 81 years
A cripple was arrested last night while
committing n nuisance. hna vas released on
promising to be more circumspect in the
future.
Yesterday John J. Carol filed pet,tionin
the Probate Court for letters Of guardian
ship OF Nina ]. and Francis Clare Thibault,
minors.
The case of the e~rritory VS.. John Bl1ett,
ASA ult and battery, was tried before jury
in Justice Lippincott's court yesterday,
and the defendant acquitted.
Alex. Ralston has sold five lots on the
corner of Park and Washington streets for
! school site. upon whics: y Roman Catho-
lie school will be erected next spring.
In Probate Court yesterday petition was
filed by. George Pascoe for letters Of admin
istration in the estate IF E. E. Thibault,
deceased. The property is valued at ST.
800.
The bon bons for the bon bon party, to
be given by Couture & Leford. in Renshaw
Hall, Fridav evening rext. have arrived
from San Francisco. A large crowd ia ex-
pected.
Charles Smith, who complained yester-
day that a woman in a down town resort
had broken a bottle on his head. quietly
left town without attempting to identity
the woman.
The Bicketta. aerial artists, who ap-
peared at the Comique last evening created
an unbouuded furnre and are undoubtedly
the finest artists in their line ever appear
ing in this city.
The attenti. ms Z Mlssourians is called
to the fact that Mis- u Majors
are exhibiting the Missouri cont.of-arine,
just obtained at great expense from their
native Safe.
Pat Sullivan was arrested yesterday for
treating a disturbance and using Drufane
language with John Doe. ami the latter was
run in f"r committin. assault and battery
upon the aforesaid Pat Sullivan.
A husky big miner named Sugart was
arrested about 2 o'clock this morning
while making a terrible racket il IL house
on Park street, where he cisiIned that he
had been sw1ndled out OF $40.
Thu Gas Company's proposition to 90
by "nOonlight schedule" rather mystifi d
the ity Council. until it. was exilained
that the gas should be lighted one hour
before moonset, and extinguished one honr
after moonrise.
In the report of Tuesd. VS. court pro.
ceedlngs, an error occurred, Mr.. Koch's
name being introduced into Mrs. Rae's tes-
tlmony, instead of the late Col. Thorn
on's; Mr.. Koch al NJ mentioned by
Mrs. Rae.
The Emmett Guard Band paid Colonel
Inaries u. Curtis. u Helena visitor, the
compliment VI a serenade last evening at |
The residence Of his brother, Colonel John |
Il. Curtis, at half.past 8 O'Clock. 1t was
paid him deservedly as a representative
Irish citizen OF the Territory.
Silhr'cht. the only one of the gang of
thieves that was arrested on |
sunday. with several BOTTLES of ljuuor |
rom the Owl saloon in his possession, was |
Fried yesterday before Justice Lippincott,
Ind sent up for sixty days.
A gentlemen writes to this Office STATING
hat he is arranging a uar z-specjmen
"a blnet and asks to have the differentlodes
II this camp TO be represented in it, Parties
may address H. Titman. New
'crt, Benton county, Oregon.
Yesterday Mrs. Octave Lamar, in Jus.
ice Dingevon's- court, entered a charge
lgainst her landlady. Mrs. Robinson. 81
opening complainant's trunk and taking
articles to the value of $37. so,
n payment Of rent. Mrs. Robinson will b.,
.rraigned before Justice Dingevon at / n
n. to-day.
One good result Of the proposed free mail
|elivery system will be the adoption of 9
ystem OF street numbering like that of St.
louis and Philadelphia, whereby every
lock counts 100. The numbering will run
and South from Park street and
last and West from Main.
The Sheriff had rather a difficult dutv TO
yesterday. He was requested to
in court the hide OF one T. D.
Not having any bloodrbirsty pre-
Elections, Sheriff Lloyd was at first stag.
cred by the mandate. until upon reaching
he end Of the document it was explained
o him that it was not the i~ntegument of
fr. Dewey himself that was wanted but
he skin OF a COW that had been the PROP g
rty of Mr.. Dewey.
Some ladies were discussing the other
ay the progress OF their husbands in bust.
ess, when Mrs. A. said her husband made :,
strike 10 a fine body Of ore recently, that l.
it continued as favorable. would make
hem soon independent. Other ladies OF I
he party had similar experiences to relate,
hen Mrs. B. remarked: 'Weil. ladies, i
made a better strike thar anyn of you. E
" husband signed the temperance pledge d
esterday. and it's made me happier than
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